Teen robbed at knifepoint in Salinas

A 17-year-old boy was robbed at knifepoint in Cesar Chavez Park on Thursday afternoon, police said, but officers said the stolen items were recovered.

The youth was sitting on a bench with a friend when he was approached by three young men shortly before 3p.m.

One of youths asked the boy about possible gang affiliation, police said, and the boy answered that he was not involved in gangs.

The robber brandished a knife and robbed the boy of his cellphone and iPod, police said, before running away with his companions. Officers arrested Kevin Medina, 19, and two boys, 15 and 14, as they walked on Terrace Street near North Madeira Avenue, police said.

The three were booked into Monterey County jail on suspicion of robbery as well as conspiracy, possession of marijuana and gang enhancements.